出师未捷身先死

chū shī wèi jié shēn xiān sǐ

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Definitions

  1. 1. \he failed to complete his quest before death\ (line from the poem \The Premier of Shu\ 蜀相[shǔ xiàng] by Du Fu 杜甫[dù fǔ])

Child Words of 出师未捷身先死

先
xiān

early

出
chū

to go out

未
wèi

not yet

死
sǐ

to die

出师
chū shī

to finish apprenticeship

师
shī

teacher

捷
jié

Czech

身
shēn

body